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Saints add former Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff as consultant
Thomas Dimitroff spent 13 seasons as the general manager of the Atlanta Falcons. ,On Tuesday, the NFC South rival New Orleans Saints announced Dimitroff will serve as a consultant. He is expected to assist executive vice president/general manager Mickey Loomis in all facets of the operation, per Spo...
Lee Corso's farewell drives record 'College GameDay' ratings
Lee Corso's farewell to "College GameDay" was the most-watched episode of the ESPN Saturday morning staple in its nearly 40-year history.,ESPN averaged 3.5 million viewers during the show on Saturday, preliminary Nielsen ratings show. It was broadcast from Columbus, Ohio, before the season opener be...
Dynamo add F Sergio Santos off waivers
The Houston Dynamo acquired forward Sergio Santos off waivers on Tuesday.,Santos will remain under contract through the remainder of the season. The Dynamo will hold a club option on the Brazilian for the 2026 campaign.,He had one goal and two assists in 18 appearances (six starts) with FC Cincinnat...
Dan Lanning fires back at Mike Gundy's critique of Oregon's roster spend
Oregon coach Dan Lanning shot back at Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy's insinuation the Ducks are buying their way into contention with an excessive roster budget. ,"Like I said, I've got a ton of respect for coach Gundy," Lanning said as the Ducks prepare for their nonconference meeting with Oklaho...
2-time IndyCar champ Will Power out at Team Penske after 17 years
Two-time IndyCar champion and former Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power and Team Penske have parted ways after 17 seasons.,The team confirmed the news on Tuesday, two days after the season finale at Nashville Superspeedway.,"It's been the honor of my life to drive for Roger and the Penske organizati...
Injured sprinter Gabby Thomas will not compete at track worlds
Three-time gold medal-winning Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will sit out the track world championships in Japan this month as she recovers from an Achilles tendon injury.,Thomas sustained the injury in May and said she aggravated it in July. She was able to participate at the Toyota USA Track and Fi...
Troy Aikman Says Dallas Cowboys Can’t Win Without Micah Parsons
Troy Aikman warned the Cowboys they can’t win without Micah Parsons. Now Dallas must adjust after trading its star pass rusher to the Packers....
WNBA Best Bets September 2nd: Liberty vs. Valkyries, Fever vs. Mercury Picks
WNBA best bets for September 2: Valkyries +6 vs. Liberty and Under 165 in Fever-Mercury. Picks, odds and prop plays inside....
MLB Best Bets September 2nd: Yankees vs. Astros, White Sox vs. Twins Picks
MLB best bets for September 2: Yankees vs. Astros and run line total in White Sox vs. Twins. Full betting picks, odds and analysis for Tuesday's slate....
Rangers heat up as D-backs suffer heartbreak in playoff race
In search of their longest winning streak of the season, the Texas Rangers will look to inch closer to the American League postseason picture on Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,Winners of six straight, Texas (72-67) gained ground on the Seattle Mariners on Monday, pulling ...
10 MLB September Call-Ups Who Could Shape the Pennant Races
MLB rosters expanded Sepember 1, and teams made key moves. Here are 10 players from Harry Ford to Walker Buehler who could shape the playoff race....
D-backs' Lourdes Gurriel Jr. carted off with leg injury
Arizona Diamondbacks left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was carted off the field on Monday due to a right leg injury that occurred when he averted a collision with a teammate.,With two outs in the sixth inning, the Texas Rangers' Rowdy Tellez hit a line drive to left-center field, and Arizona center f...
Alejandro Osuna's 2-run single in 10th lifts Rangers past D-backs
Alejandro Osuna hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the top of the 10th inning on Monday, propelling the Texas Rangers to a 7-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.,With runners on second and third and two outs, Osuna's line drive ricocheted off Arizona reliever Juan Burgos (1-1), scoring...
Sparks rally past Storm, tighten WNBA playoff race
Dearica Hamby scored 11 of her 27 points in the fourth quarter and Rickea Jackson added 23 points as the visiting Los Angeles Sparks used a dominating fourth quarter to rally for a 91-85 victory over the Seattle Storm on Monday.,Kelsey Plum contributed 14 points and seven assists, Rae Burrell had 11...
Padres All-Star reliever Jason Adam ruptures quadriceps tendon
San Diego Padres All-Star reliever Jason Adam toppled to the surface of the mound Monday night and had to be carted off the field after trying to field a ground ball in the top of the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles.,After the game, a 4-3 Padres' loss, manager Mike Shildt said Adam suff...
Alejandro Osuna's 2-run single in 10th lifts Rangers past Diamondbacks
Alejandro Osuna hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the top of the 10th inning on Monday, propelling the visiting Texas Rangers to a 7-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.,With runners on second and third, Osuna's line drive ricocheted off Arizona reliever Juan Burgos (1-1), scoring Michael Helman...
Jannik Sinner routs Alexander Bublik; U.S. Open quarterfinals set
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy shook off a mediocre performance in the previous round and routed Kazakhstan's 23rd seed Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Monday in New York.,The defending champion will face countryman and No. 10 seed Lorenzo Musetti in ...
Venus Williams-Leylah Fernandez bound for U.S. Open quarters
For the second time in three matches, members of Gen X and Gen Z teamed up to upset a ranked women's doubles duo at the U.S. Open.,Venus Williams, 45, and her 22-year-old playing partner, Canadian Leylah Fernandez, knocked off the No. 12-seeded tandem of Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova and China's Shu...
Army S Larry Pickett Jr. rescues man from burning car
Army safety Larry Pickett Jr. and his father are being heralded for saving a man after a car accident right before the vehicle burst into flames near the U.S. Military Academy on Sunday.,Video taken by the player's sister Lauren showed the father and son pulling the injured man out of the driver's s...
Rams' Matthew Stafford expected to start opener vs. Texans
Los Angeles Rams starting quarterback Matthew Stafford is expected to start the opener against the visiting Houston Texas, coach Sean McVay told reporters on Monday.,Stafford missed the first several weeks of training camp, battling an aggravated disc in his back. According to ESPN, he has been a fu...